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Speaking with Shadows: Series 1 Episode 5
Speaking with Shadows is the podcast that listens to the people that history forgot. Join Josie Long as she visits Pevensey Castle to hear the story of Queen Joan of Navarre who was accused of witchcraft and imprisoned there by her stepson, King Henry V.
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Longthorpe Tower's wall paintings
Learn about the conservation of the beautiful wall paintings at Longthorpe Tower.
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Recreating a Roman Gate at Richborough
English Heritage has recreated the gateway to the early defences at Richborough, to highlight Richborough’s importance at the beginning of Roman Britain’s story. How did we ensure that it reflects as closely as possible what the Roman gate itself would have looked like?
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Capability Brown and the war of words at Audley End
How a contract in 1763 between England’s foremost landscape gardener and a landowner with a military past deteriorated into a furious exchange of letters.
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Our historic sites have been used to provide unique and authentic backdrops for numerous films, photo shoots and television shows.
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Could this Mysterious Portrait be Lady Jane Grey?
Her eyes, mouth and ears deliberately scratched out, her dress altered to plain black and white, and her identity denied for many years – is this the face of Lady Jane Grey (1537-1554)?
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What did Neolithic people drink at feasts?
It’s traditional to have an alcoholic drink at a celebration or a feast. But what did they drink thousands of years ago at Neolithic feasts? Were they drinking ale?
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The man who built Dover Castle's great tower was one of England's greatest kings – Henry II. He also built the largest European empire of his age, the Angevin Empire, stretching from Scotland to the Pyrenees.